UNFPA Eritrea

Through concerted efforts by the Government and many partners, Eritrea has dramatically reduced maternal death in recent years in spite of a shortage of trained health workers, low contraceptive prevalence rates, and the persistence of child marriage and female genital mutilation or cutting. Since 1993, UNFPA has helped improve access to quality maternal and newborn health, family planning, and HIV and STI prevention services. The Fund has also worked at the policy level to help advance gender equality and reproductive rights.

Key results in Eritrea between 2014 and 2017

Select strategic plan results achieved between 2014 and 2017, with the support of UNFPA

Female Genital Mutilation

291 communities publicly declared the abandonment of female genital mutilation under the support of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme

Accountability for reproductive rights

Civil society organizations implemented accountability mechanisms to address reproductive rights, with the support of UNFPA

Data capacity

National statistical authorities had the capacity to analyse and use disaggregated data on adolescents and youth, with support from UNFPA

Midwifery policies

Midwifery workforce policies developed based on international standards

Fistula

1625 fistula repair surgeries supported by UNFPA

Emergencies Key results

Programme Activities

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Core

Non - core

Year:

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Adolescents and youth

Gender equality

Evidence-based policymaking

Organizational effectiveness

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Adolescents and youth

Gender equality

Evidence-based policymaking

Organizational effectiveness

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Adolescents and youth

Gender equality

Evidence-based policymaking

Organizational effectiveness

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Adolescents and youth

Gender equality

Organizational effectiveness

Analysis on population dynamics

Eritrea 2017 Programme Activities data

Integrated sexual and reproductive health services

Increased availability and use of integrated sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning, maternal health and HIV) that are gender-responsive and meet human rights standards for quality of care and equity in access

Increased national capacity to strengthen enabling environments, increase demand for and supply of modern contraceptives and improve quality family planning services that are free of coercion, discrimination and violence

Increased priority on adolescents, especially on very young adolescent girls, in national development policies and programmes, particularly increased availability of comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health

Total Spending:

$63050

Implemented by:

NGO $63050 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100%)

Adolescents and youth

Increased national capacity to conduct evidence-based advocacy for incorporating adolescents and youth and their human rights/needs in national laws, policies, programmes, including in humanitarian settings

Total Spending:

$63050

Implemented by:

NGO $63050 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100%)

Gender equality

Advanced gender equality, women’s and girls’ empowerment, and reproductive rights, including for the most vulnerable and marginalized women, adolescents and youth

Total Spending:

$53700

Implemented by:

NGO $35000 (65%) Gov $18700 (35%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (65%)
Non-core Resources (35%)

Ending harmful practices

Increased capacity to prevent gender-based violence and harmful practices and enable the delivery of multisectoral services, including in humanitarian settings

Total Spending:

$48700

Implemented by:

NGO $30000 (62%) Gov $18700 (38%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (62%)
Non-core Resources (38%)

Protection rights

Strengthened international and national protection systems for advancing reproductive rights, promoting gender equality and non-discrimination and addressing gender-based violence

Improved mobilization, management and alignment of resources through an increased focus on value for money and systematic risk management

Total Spending:

$16721

Implemented by:

UNFPA $16721 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (100%)

Analysis on population dynamics

Strengthened national policies and international development agendas through integration of evidence-based analysis on population dynamics and their links to sustainable development, sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, HIV and gender equality

Total Spending:

$33856

Implemented by:

UNFPA $33856 (100%)

Funded by:

Core Resources (95%)
Non-core Resources (5%)

Population dynamics

Increased availability of evidence through cutting-edge in-depth analysis on population dynamics, sexual and reproductive health, HIV and their linkages to povert

UNFPA Eritrea Country Programme Action Plan

The results featured here are only a selection of key results in line with strategic plan 2014-17 indicators. The selection does not reflect the full picture of all results achieved during the strategic plan cycle by UNFPA programme countries.

The source of data for most country level indicators is the UNFPA country annual reports for 2014-2017, unless stated otherwise

Results featured are cumulative - i.e., achieved between the 2014 and 2017 timeframe, and reflect the net situation, true as of the year selected

Majority of the results are captured from 127 UNFPA programme countries

Indicators that are marked ‘not achieved’ could imply any of the following conditions:

The country may have achieved the result without the support of UNFPA

The country has not targeted the given indicator during the 2014-2017 period

UNFPA is supporting this area of work, but the result has not yet been achieved

Number of countries that developed midwifery workforce policies based on international standards: Baseline data not available

Number of fistula repair surgeries supported: Baseline data not available

Number of countries that implemented at least 8 out of the UNFPA 10-step strategic-approach to comprehensive condom programming: Results achieved in 2014-2016 only

Number of countries that have capacity to implement the Minimum Initial Service Package at the onset of a crisis: UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator; the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) is a series of crucial actions required to respond to reproductive health needs at the onset of every humanitarian crisis. View here for more information on MISP

Percentage of countries affected by humanitarian crises that have functioning inter-agency gender-based violence coordination body as a result of UNFPA guidance and leadership: Baseline data not available

Number of countries that established comprehensive plan to report on UNFPA-supported Sustainable Development Goal indicators: Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available

Number of countries that established online national population data platforms that are publicly accessible by users: : Results achieved in 2017 only; baseline data not available

Number of countries in which the capacity of national statistical authorities was developed to analyse and use disaggregated data on adolescent and youth: Baseline data not available; UNFPA reflected non-cumulative figures for this indicator

Number of countries that generated and used sub-national estimates of population, health and social data: Baseline data not available

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